C-Dramas Like A Little Thing Called First Love

Loved A Little Thing Called First Love (2019), Hunan TV, and want more with the same feel? It is known for friendship, smart male lead and high school to college. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

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    Exclusive Fairytale

    独家童话

    2023 · iQIYI · 24 episodes · Romance, Youth, Family

    Ling Chao and Xiao Tu grow up as neighbours and childhood sweethearts, sharing all the joys and sadness of youth.

    Same feel: High School To College, First Love, Youth, Romance

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    Our Secret

    暗格里的秘密

    2021 · Mango TV · 24 episodes · Romance, Life, Youth

    From high school to university, a shy, stubborn girl and a brilliant, unruly campus star share a bond that lasts for years.

    Same feel: First Love, Friendship, Youth, Romance

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  3. 3

    Lighter & Princess

    点燃我,温暖你

    2022 · Youku · 36 episodes · Business, Romance, Youth

    Li Xun is a top student and gifted programmer who has little interest in ordinary college life and keeps his classmates at a distance.

    Same feel: First Love, Youth, Drama, Romance

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    My Calorie Boy

    我的卡路里男孩

    2022 · Tencent QQ · 30 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Youth

    Jia Wei and Jing Jing meet in high school and don't get along at first. When they strike a bargain to help each other with grades and weight loss, they become allies and then…

    Same feel: Friendship, Youth, Comedy, Romance

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    In a Class of Her Own

    漂亮书生

    2020 · iQIYI · 36 episodes · Historical, Comedy, Romance

    Wen Xi grows up in poverty and does whatever it takes to support her family, including disguising herself as a man to take a writing job meant only for scholars.

    Same feel: Friendship, Youth, Comedy, Smart Male Lead

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    Lovely Us

    如此可爱的我们

    2020 · iQIYI · 16 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Life

    A group of kids grows up together in the same old apartment blocks and moves through the summer before the Beijing Olympics.

    Same feel: First Love, Youth, Comedy, Romance

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    I Don't Want to Be Friends with You

    我才不要和你做朋友呢

    2020 · Mango TV · 24 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Youth

    A high school girl who has always been close to her mother is suddenly sent twenty years back in time.

    Same feel: Friendship, Youth, Comedy, Romance

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    Forever Love

    百岁之好,一言为定

    2020 · Tencent QQ · 28 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Youth

    Lin Xi's final year of high school was as perfect as it could be, with good friends, good grades and a bright future.

    Same feel: Friendship, Youth, Comedy, Drama

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    Love Scenery

    良辰美景好时光

    2021 · Tencent QQ · 31 episodes · Music, Comedy, Romance

    Liang Chen is a music producer dedicated to making warm, honest songs, and Lu Jing is a young computer scientist who studies human behaviour.

    Same feel: First Love, Comedy, Romance

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    A River Runs through It

    上游

    2021 · Youku · 36 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Life

    Xiao Ju is forced to transfer schools right before the national college entrance exams, and she feels completely lost in her new surroundings.

    Same feel: Friendship, Youth, Comedy, Romance

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About A Little Thing Called First Love

Miao Miao is a shy, artistic student who falls hard for the most popular, talented senior at her school, and her clumsy attempts to get his attention set off a whole journey of… See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like A Little Thing Called First Love

What are the best dramas like A Little Thing Called First Love?

Our top picks are Exclusive Fairytale, Our Secret, Lighter & Princess, followed by My Calorie Boy. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as friendship, smart male lead and high school to college, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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